Nino Zoccali is an Italian chef, restaurateur, and the author of Pasta Artigiana. His obsession with the floating city began when, at 21, he visited Venice for the first time. A skilled Italian chef whose restaurants are among the most authentic and highest-rated Italian diners in Australia, Nino is also an olive oil expert. He is a founding member of the Council of Italian Restaurants and executive chef and proprietor of The Restaurant Pendolino, La Rosa the Strand, and the new restaurant Venetian Republic.